Module 1: Unit 1: Lesson 9

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Module 1: Unit 1: Lesson 9The Hero's Journey, Part 2: What is a Hero?Close ReadRead "The Hero's Journey" - Act 2 and Act 31. As you read, circle words that are unfamiliar2. After each paragraph, write the gist (what that paragraph is mostly about) in the margin.Learning Targets• I can practice reading closely.• I can gather important details and determine the main idea of an excerpt of the text “The Hero’s Journey.”• I can use multiple strategies to determine the meaning of unfamiliar words in “The Hero’s Journey.”• I can make connections between Percy Jackson and “The Hero’s Journey".VocabularyWhat connections do you see between Percy's experiences in The Lightning Thief and "The Hero's Journey"?Strategies for Finding Word MeaningsImportant DetailsImportant details are quotes from the text that are essential to the author's meaning and purpose. What was the gist of yesterday's article "The Hero's Journey?Making ConnectionsWhat two strategies for finding word meaning have we learned so far this year?On the next slide, write down the word in yellow, its definition, and how you determined its meaning.

You may use:* prefix sheet,* context clues,* knowledge of root words.Strategies for Finding Word MeaningsHeroes existing in a world is considered ordinary or uneventful by those who live there.

As they embark on their journey, the heroes enter a world they have never experienced before.

It might be filled with supernatural creatures, breathtaking sights, and the constant threat of death.

Heroes are always started on their journey by a character who has mastered the laws of the outside world and come back to bestow this wisdom upon them.

At long last the reach the Supreme Ordeal, the obstacle they have journeyed so far to overcome.